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San Lauren Elementary

Public Grades K-6

5123^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 13% of California elementary schools

Summary

San Lauren Elementary is a K-6 public school serving 417 students in Bakersfield, California, operating within the Beardsley Elementary district, which ranks among the lowest in the state.

Academically, the school faces significant challenges, with proficiency rates in English and Math far below state averages, though its performance in Science is a relative strength compared to district peers like Beardsley Elementary. The school's statewide ranking has declined over the past decade, and it shows dramatic performance differences between grade levels, with sixth graders struggling much more than fifth graders. While San Lauren spends more per student than some nearby schools, this investment has not led to stronger academic results compared to higher-performing schools in other districts.

When compared to schools in neighboring districts, the differences are stark. Schools like Endeavour Elementary (in the Fruitvale Elementary district) and William B. Bimat Elementary (in the Norris Elementary district) achieve much higher rankings and proficiency rates, often with lower per-student spending and significantly lower chronic absenteeism. This suggests broader district and community factors play a major role in school performance.

417

Students ?

21.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,105

Per pupil spending ?

95.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5210 Victor St.
Bakersfield, CA 93308-7125

(661) 393-5511

District: Beardsley Elementary

Students who attend San Lauren Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Beardsley Junior High
High:	North High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

65.0%

White:

22.8%

Two or more races:

5.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 56th percentile in 2015 → 13th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (19% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (13th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 43 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school19%

District avg19%

California avg41%

5,123^rd of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 13%▼ down 43 pts since 2015

From top 44% (2015) to bottom 13% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 3Elementary Schools in the Beardsley Elementary

1463^rd of 1,543Beardsley Elementary among California districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	16.8	5123 of 5857	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.0	5305 of 5869	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	24.8	4375 of 5859	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.7	4477 of 5883	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.1	1157 of 1417	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.7	3715 of 5789	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.5	2932 of 5662	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	38.3	3218 of 5692	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2016	43.2	2886 of 5614	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2015	49.3	2485 of 5611	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2013	58.1	2233 of 5530	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2012	52.6	2464 of 5390	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2011	46.3	2815 of 5377	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2010	32.1	3691 of 5314	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2009	39.2	3097 of 5193	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2008	44.8	2670 of 5113	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2007	62.7	1701 of 5113	66.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	15.4	5074 of 5597	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.6	5239 of 5612	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	27.5	4011 of 5609	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.3	4098 of 5635	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.1	1024 of 1267	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.4	3547 of 5492	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.6	2684 of 5413	50.4%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	26.0	4047 of 5107	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.4	4153 of 5107	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.1	3378 of 5087	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	18.4	4617 of 5084	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	35.2	3296 of 4963	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.8	2121 of 4830	56.1%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	22.3	4563 of 5460	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.3	4930 of 5517	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.9	3570 of 5363	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.4	4050 of 5264	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.6	982 of 1110	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.6	2992 of 5173	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.3	2663 of 5084	47.6%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	19.2	4766 of 5628	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.0	4909 of 5643	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.9	4353 of 5638	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.2	4404 of 5663	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.6	1030 of 1272	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.9	3466 of 5510	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.5	2954 of 5431	45.6%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	25.7	2288 of 2847	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.5	2560 of 2635	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	6.5	2483 of 2598	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.6	2602 of 2651	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.0	2536 of 2661	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.3	2335 of 2726	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.1	2484 of 2834	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.9	2262 of 2737	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Hispanic (2025)21st percentile+8 vs school

Special Education (2025)20th percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)16th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)15th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)9th percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)4th percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy23%-26 vs state

Science21%-12 vs state

Mathematics15%-23 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CAST Science (2025)		Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)					Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)					% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
San Lauren Elementary	Public	K-6	5210 Victor St.	Bakersfield	93308	Kern County	Beardsley Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 393-5511	417	19	21.9	95.4%	95 (22.8%)	23 (5.5%)	271 (65.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.8%)	16.8	5123^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	12.5%		15	5305^th of 5869 public elementary schools	9.6%	182	20.9	20.9	10.3	25.9	40.0	13.7	23.3	15.3	20.4	14.9	7.8	14.7							$18,105	$1,528	$16,577
Beardsley Elementary	Public	K-6	1001 Roberts Ln.	Bakersfield	93308	Kern County	Beardsley Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 392-1417	432	22	20.0	98.1%	115 (26.6%)	27 (6.3%)	272 (63.0%)	4 (0.9%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.5%)	9.2	5679^th of 5857 public elementary schools	3.0%		8.5	5747^th of 5869 public elementary schools	2.1%	68	6.5	6.5	21.5	15.5	23.8	17.2	19.6	9.2	15.5	4.8	3.1	8.0	86.1	88.9	93.1	93.1	90.3	97.2	$17,404	$1,895	$15,509
North Beardsley Elementary	Public	K-6	900 Sanford Dr.	Bakersfield	93308	Kern County	Beardsley Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 392-0878	757	33	22.9	98.5%	220 (29.1%)	46 (6.1%)	457 (60.4%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (3.7%)	21.1	4730^th of 5857 public elementary schools	19.2%		19.2	4926^th of 5869 public elementary schools	16.1%	196	14.3	14.3	28.0	30.0	33.3	29.1	30.1	23.4	24.4	15.1	21.1	20.9	96.4	97.3			97.3		$16,880	$2,558	$14,322
Discovery Elementary	Public	K-6	7500 Vaquero Ave.	Bakersfield	93308	Kern County	Fruitvale Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 589-7336	706	35	20.4	66.3%	263 (37.3%)	15 (2.1%)	357 (50.6%)	44 (6.2%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	24 (3.4%)	61.7	1982^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	66.2%		58.5	2124^th of 5869 public elementary schools	63.8%	142	38.0	38.0	46.6	48.3	57.4	65.7	54.9	46.2	40.5	36.1	45.8	42.2	96.4	97.3			97.3		$16,228	$1,031	$15,197
Olive Drive Elementary	Public	K-6	7800 Darrin Ave.	Bakersfield	93308	Kern County	Norris Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 387-7040	797	32	24.7	33.8%	371 (46.5%)	11 (1.4%)	333 (41.8%)	37 (4.6%)	8 (1.0%)	2 (0.3%)	35 (4.4%)	64.8	1848^th of 5857 public elementary schools	68.4%		62	1980^th of 5869 public elementary schools	66.3%	132	36.5	36.5	58.5	54.4	49.5	59.4	55.7	51.7	49.5	34.6	45.5	45.5							$11,960	$853	$11,107
Wingland Elementary	Public	K-5	701 Douglas St.	Bakersfield	93308	Kern County	Standard Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 392-2125	783	38	20.5	93.5%	335 (42.8%)	30 (3.8%)	377 (48.1%)	4 (0.5%)	8 (1.0%)	3 (0.4%)	26 (3.3%)	23.8	4524^th of 5857 public elementary schools	22.8%		13.7	5421^st of 5869 public elementary schools	7.6%	897	22.9	22.9	33.3	18.4	36.4		29.5	28.6	13.5	24.4		22.3	93.1	97.9	95.8	95.8	95.1	97.9	$17,959	$1,086	$16,873
William B. Bimat Elementary	Public	K-6	8600 Northshore Dr.	Bakersfield	93312	Kern County	Norris Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 387-7080	552	27	20.3	48.0%	198 (35.9%)	9 (1.6%)	255 (46.2%)	62 (11.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (4.9%)	74.3	1406^th of 5857 public elementary schools	76.0%		81.3	1098^th of 5869 public elementary schools	81.3%	308	42.6	42.6	62.5	41.9	68.9	68.4	60.1	68.1	40.5	50.8	59.2	54.8							$16,213	$1,087	$15,126
Standard Elementary	Public	K-5	115 East Minner Ave.	Bakersfield	93308	Kern County	Standard Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 392-2120	627	30	20.8	94.7%	216 (34.4%)	40 (6.4%)	355 (56.6%)	3 (0.5%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.1%)	15.9	5192^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	11.4%		15.4	5271^st of 5869 public elementary schools	10.2%	79	9.4	9.4	36.9	14.4	18.4		23.7	30.1	12.2	8.3		17.3	92.4	95.8	96.6	94.1	96.6	95.8	$19,848	$1,974	$17,874
Endeavour Elementary	Public	K-6	9300 Meacham Rd.	Bakersfield	93312	Kern County	Fruitvale Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 588-3550	724	33	21.9	72.8%	268 (37.0%)	33 (4.6%)	360 (49.7%)	27 (3.7%)	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	30 (4.1%)	57.1	2208^th of 5857 public elementary schools	62.3%		54.7	2301^st of 5869 public elementary schools	60.8%	93	33.3	33.3	67.0	46.7	52.0	44.0	52.5	75.5	35.5	33.3	25.0	42.7							$15,339	$1,046	$14,293
Stella I. Hills Elementary	Public	K-6	3800 Jewett Ave.	Bakersfield	93301	Kern County	Bakersfield City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 631-5320	670	35	19.2	98.1%	54 (8.1%)	159 (23.7%)	425 (63.4%)	10 (1.5%)	7 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.2%)	6.9	5782^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	1.3%		7.7	5787^th of 5869 public elementary schools	1.4%	5	7.1	7.1	12.8	12.2	11.2	17.6	13.2	13.3	7.5	2.0	7.9	7.6	92.6	98.4		97.5	93.4	97.5	$22,030	$2,644	$19,386

Frequently Asked Questions about San Lauren Elementary

How many students attend San Lauren Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 417 students attended San Lauren Elementary.

What district is San Lauren Elementary in?

Beardsley Elementary

What is the racial makeup of San Lauren Elementary?

Students at San Lauren Elementary are 65% Hispanic, 23% White, 6% Two or more races, 6% African American.

What schools do graduates of San Lauren Elementary attend?

Students who attend San Lauren Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Beardsley Junior High
High : North High

Is San Lauren Elementary a good school?

San Lauren Elementary ranks in the bottom 12.5% of California elementary schools.

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